Arts and Culture Commission Meeting

URBANA ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION DATE: Tuesday, January 11, 2021 TIME: 4:30 P.M. PLACE: Meeting via Zoom Webinar (Meeting ID: 845 5323 2704) AGENDA 1. Call to Order, Roll Call & Declaration of Quorum 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings a. December 14, 2021 3. Additions to the Agenda 4. Public Input 5. Presentations a. Staff Report The Urbana Arts and Culture Coordinator will present the monthly staff report. b. Poet Laureate Presentation i. Outgoing Poet Laureate, Ashanti Files, will present an overview of her civic engagement activities and accomplishments during her tenure c. Grant Presentation i. Will Reger will present the final report for the 2021 Urbana Arts Grant, Red Herring Poetry and Arts Community Celebration ii. Jes DeVries of the University YMCA's New American Welcome Center will present the final report for the 2021 Urbana Arts Grant, Thriving Together Community Art Installation iii. Giovanna Dibenedetto will present the final report for the 2019 Urbana Arts Grant, Recipes for Healing 6. New Business a. Tier III Urbana Arts Grants Process Overview The Arts and Culture Coordination will give an overview of the scoring sheets in advance of the January 18th Special Meeting for Tier III Grant Presentations. 7. Adjournment Pursuant to the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation and the Declaration of Emergency for the City of Urbana, Illinois related to the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with changes to the Open Meetings Act (Public Act (P.A. 101-0640), it has been determined that an in- person public meeting is not prudent or safe at this time. Members of the public body will attend remotely using Zoom Webinar. Members of the public may attend via Zoom or view meetings remotely on Urbana Public Television through Comcast Xfinity on Channels 6 and 1096, i3 Broadband on channel 6, AT&T U-Verse on channel 99 and streamed on the web (https://livestream.com/urbana). How to Join the Webinar You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 11, 2022 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: Urbana Arts and Culture Commission Meeting Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84553232704 Or One tap mobile : US: +13126266799,,84553232704# or +13017158592,,84553232704# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 845 5323 2704 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbGwqiKS9 Persons with disabilities needing services or accommodations for this hearing should contact the City of Urbana’s Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator at hr@urbanaillinois.us